Ihubo 74
Ihubo lika-Asafu
1 Kungani ususilahlile kokuphela na, awu Nkulunkulu?
Kungani ulaka lwakho luvutha phezu kwezimvu zedlelo lakho na?
2 Khumbula abantu owabathengayo ekadeni,
isizwe selifa lakho owasihlengayo
iNtaba iZiyoni, owawuhlala khona.
3 Phenduka ungene emanxiweni aphakade la,
incithakalo yonke le yenziwe yisitha endlini engcwele.
4 Izitha zakho zazibhonga endaweni owawuhlangana lathi kuyo;
zamisa impawu zazo njengeziboniso.
5 Zenza njengabantu abaphakamise amahloka
ukuphendla indlela yabo eguswini.
6 Zafohloza konke okubaziweyo
ngamahloka azo langezando.
7 Zatshisa indlu yakho engcwele yaphela nya;
zangcolisa indawo ehlala iBizo lakho.
8 Zathi ngezinhliziyo zazo, “Sizababhuqa baphele nya!”
Zatshisa zonke izindawo zokukhonzela uNkulunkulu elizweni.
9 Kasisaboniswa mimangaliso; kakuselabuphrofethi,
kakho kithi owaziyo ukuthi
kuzaze kube nini kunjalo.
10 Koze kube nini isitha sikuklolodela na, awu Nkulunkulu?
Izitha zizalithuka kokuphela ibizo lakho na?
11 Kungani ufinyeza isandla sakho sokunene na?
Sikhuphe ezingoxweni zezembatho zakho ubabhubhise.
12 Kodwa wena Nkulunkulu uyiNkosi yami kwasekadeni;
uletha insindiso emhlabeni.
13 Kwakunguwe owaqhekeza ulwandle ngamandla akho;
wafohloza amakhanda esilo phakathi kwamanzi.
14 Kwakunguwe owachoboza amakhanda kaLeviyathani
waba yikudla kwezidalwa zasenkangala.
15 Kwakunguwe owavula imithombo lemifula;
womisa qha imifula eyayihlala igeleza.
16 Imini ngeyakho, ngobakho njalo lobusuku;
walimisa ilanga kanye lenyanga.
17 Kwakunguwe owamisa imingcele yonke yomhlaba;
wenza ihlobo kanye lobusika.
18 Khumbula ukuthi isitha besikuklolodela, Thixo,
ukuthi iziwula bezihlambaza ibizo lakho.
19 Ungaqhubeli umphefumulo wejuba lakho ezinyamazaneni;
ungaze wakhohlwa kokuphela
impilo yabantu bakho abahluphekayo.
20 Nanzelela isivumelwano sakho,
ngoba izikhundla zobugebenga zigcwele
kulolonke ilizwe ezindaweni ezilamathunzi.
21 Ungayekeli abancindezelweyo babuyele beyangekile;
sengathi abayanga labaswelayo bangalidumisa ibizo lakho.
22 Phakama, awu Nkulunkulu, vikela okungokwakho;
khumbula ukuthi iziwula zikuhleka njani ilanga lonke.
23 Ungakulibali ukuvungama kwalabo abalwa lawe,
ukuxokozela kwezitha zakho, okuzwakala kokuphela.